Slavonic

English
     Countries where a West Slavic language is the national language
     Countries where an East Slavic language is the national language
     Countries where a South Slavic language is the national language

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin Slavonicus, Sclavonicus, from Slavonia, Sclavonia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /slə.ˈvɒ.nɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Proper noun

Slavonic

  1. (dated) A branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into three subbranches:
    South Slavonic (including Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.)
    East Slavonic (including Ukrainian, Russian, etc.), and
    West Slavonic (including Polish, Czech, Slovak, etc.)
  2. (dated) The unrecorded ancient language from which all of these languages developed.

Synonyms
  • (a branch of Indo-European languages):

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Adjective

Slavonic (not comparable)

  1. Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak these languages.
    Synonym: Slavic
  2. Of, denoting, or relating to Slavonia and its inhabitants.
    Synonym: Slavic

Translations
Slavic — see Slavic

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